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What I said: "Irish were seen as a subrace until WW1." What you said: "This whole Irish were not considered white thing is a myth people like to throw around
by orwin 2y ago
What I said:
"Irish were seen as a subrace until WW1."
What you said:
"This whole Irish were not considered white thing is a myth people like to throw around, but it's just not true."
I totally agree with you, but I've never said that. Don't strawman me?
- searealist 2y agoI guess I'm not sure what you mean by subrace, then? I am so used to hearing the "Italians and Irish were not considered to be white" nonsense for so long that that's what I thought you were saying.
- orwin 2y agoThey were supposed to be 'inferior', more violent, less intelligent (IQ tests 'proved' that, which prevented Irish immigrants to have leadership roles in the army). They were white, but not 'true' white, and like Italians, you have to protect your wives and your daughters from them (yeah, racists are essentialists, so don't be surprised if the only consistency in their argumentation is their illogical fears tinted by a simplistic view of the world)
- searealist 2y agoAhh, so you are perpetuating that myth.